Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.
ISAAC NEWTONEvery body persists in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces having impact upon it.
More Isaac Newton Quotes
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If the experiments which I urge be defective, it cannot be difficult to show the defects; but if valid, then by proving the theory, they must render all objections invalid.
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The proper method for inquiring after the properties of things is to deduce them from experiments.
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Christ comes as a thief in the night, & it is not for us to know the times & seasons which God hath put into his own breast.
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Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind that it never had many professors.
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The more time and devotion one spends in the worship of false gods, the less he is able to spend in that of the true One.
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As a blind man has no idea of colors, so we have no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.
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An object that is at rest will tend to stay at rest. An object that is in motion will tend to stay in motion.
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Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.
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Opposite to godliness is atheism in profession, and idolatry in practice. Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind, that it never had many professors.
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Genius is patience.
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To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.
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I consider my greatest accomplishment to be lifelong celibacy.
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Whence arises all that order and beauty we see in the world?
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When two forces unite, their efficiency double.
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Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he discovered the law of gravity. He replied, “By thinking about it all the time.
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